Re: (erielack) Coal trains to Portland cement

["Michael Connor" <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>]

I'd agree that the L&NE was a major cement carrier - in 1950, for instance, 
the L&NE moved 4,103,541 tons of anthracite coal (46.2% of total tons 
moved), 1,409,639 tons of bituminous coal (15.9%), and 2,164,386 tons of 
cement (24.4%).  Translated in carloads the L&NE reported 70,127 carloads of 
A-coal, 23,849 carloads of B-coal, and 43,852 carloads of cement in 1950.
    The L&HR did not serve the cement and slate belt as did the L&NE and 
DL&W. In 1950 the L&HR reported carrying 1,992,085 tons of merchandise, 
900,568 tons of B-coal, 571,858 tons of A-coal, 297,320 tons of "ores," and 
68,198 tons of limestone.  Cement was not a major item for the L&HR.
.


>From: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "Gary R. Kazin" <gkazin_@_yahoo.com>
>To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
>Subject: Re: (erielack) Coal trains to Portland cement
>Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 19:18:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>The cement market moved to trucks in the 1950's.  Two of the major rail
>carriers of cement were the Lehigh & New England, which quit in 1961 when
>this traffic almost totally disappeared (while they were still solvent),
>and the Lehigh & Hudson which struggled on into Conrail.
>
>--- PennsyK4_@_warwick.net wrote:
> > Now, for a silly question.   Has the cement industry left eastern
> > Pennsylvania?  Are the companies that were served by the LNE and other
> > railroads still around?  Are they using trucks now?
> >
> > Is there a good place to observe a working cement plant with rail
> > service in eastern PA or NJ?
>
>
>=====
>Gary R. Kazin
>DL&W Milepost R35.7
>Rockaway, New Jersey
>
>http://www.geocities.com/gkazin/index.html
>
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